PUGET SOUND ANTIQUE TRACTOR & MACHINERY ASSOCIATION

PUGET SOUND ANTIQUE TRACTOR & MACHINERY ASSOCIATION WANTS TO PRESERVE THE PAST WHILE THEY EDUCATE AND INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE WAYS OUR ANCESTORS LIVED AND WORKED DOING THEIR DAILY CHORES. THE MAIN SERVICE PROGRAMS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE THE ANNUAL THRESHING BEE AND TRACTOR PULL, HELD IN THE SUMMER EACH YEAR, WHICH OFTEN INCLUDE FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AS WELL. THEY ARE A COLORFUL DISPLAY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S RESTORED ANTIQUE STEAM ENGINES AND FARM EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE ALSO MANY DEMONSTRATIONS OF HUFFING, PUFFING, AND CHUGGING OF THE OLD ENGINES AND HOW THINGS WORKED LONG AGO.THE ASSOCIATION ALSO HAS AN ANNUAL BANQUET FOR ITS MEMBERS WHERE THOSE WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS CAN GATHER AND SOCIALIZE AND EXCHANGE IDEAS ON HOW TO BETTER PRESERVE THE PAST THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION.HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS ENJOY THESE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR.